According to a Chrome press release, the promotion will service over 700 planes and roughly 15 million passengers flying this holiday season.

Although free Gogo Wi-Fi (a savings value of $4.95-12.95 per flight, depending on the length of time) is probably not enough to influence your flight purchase from a cheaper ticket, broadband access might make your cramped rides more pleasant.

"We were excited by the response from last year's free holiday Wi-Fi program, and thought that this would be a perfect holiday gift to help you stay connected to your loved ones as you head home. You can find out more about this partnership at www.freeholidaywifi.com," wrote Sundar Pichai, VP of Product Management, in a blog post.

Sara Yin is a junior analyst in the Software, Internet, and Networking group at PCmag.com, pouring most of her energy into app testing and security matters at Security Watch with Neil Rubenking. She lies awake at night pondering the state of mobile security (half-true).
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